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The 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake occurred at 10:36:10 on Wednesday, January 31, 1906, off the coast of Ecuador, near Esmeraldas. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 8.8 and triggered a destructive tsunami that caused at least 500 casualties on the coast of Colombia .
Japan, off the south coast of Honshu: 7.4: 300.0: 31 [3] [4] [5] Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province: 8.8: 20.0: IX The 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake was one of the largest of all time. 1,000 deaths were caused. Major damage was reported and a tsunami, which caused some destruction, was generated. 1,000
The most damaging earthquakes to affect Ecuador are those associated with faulting within the South American plate, such as the 1949 Ambato earthquake.. Earthquakes within the downgoing Nazca plate, such as the M w 7.1 event of August 2010, are generally too deep to cause significant damage in Ecuador although they are felt over a wide area.
A strong magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador late on Saturday the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake – Ecuador – Colombia: January 31, 1906 5 8.7 1965 Rat Islands earthquake: United States, Alaska: February 4, 1965 5 8.7 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake-India, Assam – China, Tibet August 15, 1950 7 8.6 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake: United States, Alaska: March 9, 1957 7 8.6 1946 Aleutian Islands ...
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday and was felt around the Andean nation of 16 million people. Earthquake kills 246 in Ecuador; people still trapped Skip to main content
1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake; 1906 Manasi earthquake; M. 1906 Meishan earthquake; S. 1906 Swansea earthquake; V. 1906 Valparaíso earthquake
The death toll from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 654 people.